). Anyway, I came to ask myself for the first time, how they actually did the effects on Roger Moore's face during the centrifugal run. I made a mental note of trying to find out one day and promptly forgot about the matter. But today I watched the series UFO for the first time on DVD (I had only hazy memories of it from my childhood days) and saw that same effect on the face of Michael Billington in at least two episodes. Does anybody here have an idea, how they tricked that one? I take it they didn't put Moore into a centrifuge and mixed him up till his face started to flutter like a sail, or did they?
MOONRAKER: How did they do Rogers face?
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 02:25 PM
About three weeks ago I saw MR on a rerun in German TV. As always, I liked the scene in the centrifugal trainig establishment. It still is one of my favourite scenes in the Bond films (maybe the great film-tie-in by Christopher Wood helped me getting this opinion ). Anyway, I came to ask myself for the first time, how they actually did the effects on Roger Moore's face during the centrifugal run. I made a mental note of trying to find out one day and promptly forgot about the matter. But today I watched the series UFO for the first time on DVD (I had only hazy memories of it from my childhood days) and saw that same effect on the face of Michael Billington in at least two episodes. Does anybody here have an idea, how they tricked that one? I take it they didn't put Moore into a centrifuge and mixed him up till his face started to flutter like a sail, or did they?
). Anyway, I came to ask myself for the first time, how they actually did the effects on Roger Moore's face during the centrifugal run. I made a mental note of trying to find out one day and promptly forgot about the matter. But today I watched the series UFO for the first time on DVD (I had only hazy memories of it from my childhood days) and saw that same effect on the face of Michael Billington in at least two episodes. Does anybody here have an idea, how they tricked that one? I take it they didn't put Moore into a centrifuge and mixed him up till his face started to flutter like a sail, or did they?
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 02:48 PM
Either a centrifuge or a leaf blower, would be my guesses.
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 03:29 PM
I read in an interview with Moore that it was just a fan up close to his face.
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 03:31 PM
They used air hoses....apparently Moore's face was bruised after shooting the scene.
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 05:07 PM
Roger himself answered that question on www.roger-moore.com:
http://www.roger-moo...ptember2005.htm (Question 4)
http://www.roger-moo...ptember2005.htm (Question 4)
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 05:19 PM
it tells you how on the DVD for Moonraker
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 07:23 PM
Thanks for all the answers. I wouldn't have guessed a fan could make that much of an effect. Amazing, really.
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Posted 28 March 2006 - 09:07 PM
For me, the centrifuge scene is one of the big highlights of all the Bond films. For years I thought the whole thing was real. I thought the centrifuge was owned and used by NASA to train astronauts. I was amazed when I eventually found out it was actually a set. And equally amazed to discover how simple but ingenious the firing of compressed air at Roger's face could produce such a realistic effect.
Edited by Moore Not Less, 28 March 2006 - 09:19 PM.
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 01:41 AM
yeah i love finding out neat little things like that, I think in one of the newer Star Wars films for example a hand held radio is a remington shaver, unaltered!! 
But the compressed air hose thing is cool.
But the compressed air hose thing is cool.